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Highland road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in Highland in 2012, and 696 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (488), and casualties rose from 685.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 28,651 collisions in Highland.

Collisions in 2012
455
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
696
Up 2% on 2011
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Highland in 2012

2.4% of collisions in Highland in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 4.2% and 31% in Highland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious7015%
  • Slight37482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious9013%
  • Slight59285%

Highland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Highland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,020 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 455, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025245392
2024273405
2023259390
2022206308
2021207295
2020215296
2019335499
2018387540
2017307434
2016386545
2015379507
2014431580
2013443616
2012455696
2011488685
2010474724
2009614938
2008586846
2007626929
2006620879
2005656993
20046801,058
20036781,035
2002628927
20016941,071
20006871,031
19997601,146
19987801,211
19977461,172
19967221,172
19957141,092
1994617939
19936931,043
19927631,170
19917691,229
19908171,318
19898511,358
19887201,088
19877161,078
19867681,199
19857851,250
19848021,207
19837521,155
19829491,437
19819671,461
19809811,487
19791,0201,602

When and where crashes happen in Highland in 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday73 (16%)
  • Sunday64 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (4.2%)
  • February24 (5.3%)
  • March25 (5.5%)
  • April37 (8.1%)
  • May55 (12%)
  • June50 (11%)
  • July53 (12%)
  • August62 (14%)
  • September43 (9.5%)
  • October26 (5.7%)
  • November37 (8.1%)
  • December24 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other33 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (58%)
  • Wet or damp149 (33%)
  • Frost or ice34 (7.5%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph104 (23%)
  • 40 mph18 (4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph314 (69%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Highland in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant441 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (12%)
  • Pedestrian52 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2091 (13%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 35104 (15%)
  • 36 to 4596 (14%)
  • 46 to 55108 (16%)
  • 56 to 6584 (12%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.6%)
  • Over 7536 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (62%)
  • Passenger215 (31%)
  • Pedestrian52 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (71%)
  • Motorcycle82 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Highland in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Highland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Highland ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Highland had the 97th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Highland in 2012

Inverness Central, Highland, IV1 1RN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Highland in 2012, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Highland with the most crashes in 2012

The A9 had the most collisions in Highland in 2012: 62, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Highland, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA962139212
2ndA82477139
3rdA87294005
4thA862132004
5thA96112101
6thA99111710
7thA830101301
8thA832101701
9thA86101512
10thA83691501
11thA9591602
12thA83581301
13thB915281101
14thA8906601
15thB8176900
16thA9395600
17thB8625600
18thA8314701
19thA8374401
20thA8614501

Towns in Highland: crashes in 2012

Inverness had the most collisions of any town in Highland in 2012: 48.

Postcode districts in Highland: crashes in 2012

IV2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Highland in 2012: 61.

Latest crashes in Highland in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Highland in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2012.

Severity

Highland road accidents in other years